As reported earlier, Dakota and some other Twilight-cast females were to be featured in a Vanity Fair issue. Watch the behind the scenes video preview below which features an interview with Dakota!

A video preview of Dakota and her Twilight-co-star’s appearance on Oprah in two days have been released. Watch it below! Dakota looks great

Dakota is, among other great celebrities, the face of The Lazarus Effect Campaign. Watch the video below and check out their official site for more information about the campaign. Also, a stunning outtake of Dakota for the campaign has been released and can be viewed in the gallery.

Gallery Link: 2010: Set 008 (The Lazarus Effect Campaign)

(RED)™ LAUNCHES THE LAZARUS EFFECT CAMPAIGN

New York (April 29, 2010) /PRNewswire/ — (RED) today announced the launch of The Lazarus Effect Campaign, a multi-platform campaign across TV, online and print, including an HBO documentary airing on May 24, that will help raise awareness of the transformative effect of antiretroviral medicine for those living with HIV in Africa. Launching April 29 on HBO, the awareness campaign will roll out across various TV and online networks in the coming weeks. The campaign equates the relative value of 40 cents by comparing trivial items worth 40 cents e.g. a stick of gum, a smear of lipstick — to the value of one day’s worth of life transforming antiretroviral medication.

The campaign, directed by renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe, features Bono, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Julianne Moore, Naomi Watts, Claire Danes, Alek Wek, Iman, John Turturro, Toni Collette, Hugh Jackman, Orlando Bloom, Lucy Liu, Gabourey Sidibe, Kerry Washington, Bryan Cranston, LeAnn Rimes, Jane Lynch, Michelle Rodriguez, Gwen Stefani, Hayden Christensen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Don Cheadle, Ludacris, Common, Benicio Del Toro, Dakota Fanning, Christy Turlington and the Jonas Brothers.

Official Site

Luckily for us, Dakota had some footage featured in the final trailer of Eclipse. The gallery has been updated with HD caps and caps of her presenting the trailer on Oprah. Also, Dakota and the rest of the Twilight cast will guest Oprah on May 13, make sure to watch that episode! Enjoy!

Gallery Links:
- Eclipse Theatrical Trailer Captures
- 04.23.10: Presenting “Eclipse” Trailer on Oprah
Media Links:
- Eclipse Trailer
- The video of Dakota presenting the trailer has been removed from youtube.

Dakota has been announced to present the final trailer for Eclipse today on Oprah. Check back after the show for videos, caps and pictures.

The full version of the previously released behind-the-scenes sneak peak for “Eclipse” has surfaced. The same video also features a brand new clip from the movie. Watch it below!

The interview Dakota did on Lopez Tonight last night has surface, watch it below. Screen captures will be available in the gallery shortly.

Dakota earlier expressed her admiration for tatoo-artist Kat von D on Jay Leno and according to this article, Dakota had the chance to meet her when doing an interview with Lopez that will air today.

George Lopez
hosted 16 year-old actress Dakota Fanning tonight on his “Lopez Tonight” talk show.

Talk show host George Lopez surprised Dakota Fanning with a faux tattoo drawn by Kat Von D, and he also chats with rocker Gene Simmons on “Lopez Tonight” Monday, March 22.

Actress Dakota Fanning explains to George that she is a big fan of tattoo artist Kat Von D.:

“I love her…I just think she is so cool….she is so talented and she is such a great artist…”

George Lopez asks Dakota about her “no tattoo” contract her mom made her sign:
“When I was like 11 she made me sign a contract and it says ‘I will not ever get a tattoo.’ and its like the little X and a line and I had to sign my name….”

George then surprised Dakota with a walk-on by Kat Von D to give Dakota Fanning a fake arm tattoo.

Help get KISS into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

George tells his fans: “I want KISS in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I think you guys do to, right? So go to LopezTonight.com and sign a petition to get KISS into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”

Source

We’ll be bringing you lots of coverage from her appearance on the show once it becomes available!

Before the SXSW premiere of The Runaways, Dakota and co-star Kristen Stewart once again sat down with MTV for an interview!

AUSTIN, Texas — If Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning’s “The Runaways” accomplishes anything, hopefully it will raise awareness of the hugely influential all-girl group, who burned brightly, then faded away in the late ’70s.

“They existed only for a short period of time, but to when you talk to Joan [Jett, who played guitar and eventually fronted the band] about it, it’s clear they’re still living it,” Stewart — who plays Jett in the film — told MTV News on Friday (March 19) at South by Southwest. “Their music influenced so many bands, and they’re not always mentioned in the conversation. So that’s what drew me to this film.”

“I didn’t know anything about the Runaways before I started. I knew Joan but not the Runaways, and I think a lot of people my age don’t know them,” added Fanning, who plays Jett’s foil, Cherie Currie. “And especially Cherie. I don’t think a lot of people know her story. And that’s why I wanted to do it.”

While it’s true that the Runaways’ bratty, sneering brand of rock can still be heard today — in bands like the Donnas and Paramore, to name just a few — what’s even more important about the group is what they represented. They were the first all-girl rock group to achieve (relative) mainstream success, and in doing so, they broke not only the so-called glass ceiling, but a whole lot of taboos too.

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